COAT OF SMILES, parody art of iconic symbols. A duck's hat, a mouse's ears and a smiling yellow button. Three iconic things brought together in one artwork.
The PAPERWALKER Journal is the personal weblog of DUCKLAND creator and award-winning character designer Florian Satzinger – who worked on characters such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Looney Tunes (Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Silvester etc.), Pinky And The Brain, A.J.Hogg and Scooby-Doo, for studios such as Warner Bros., Disney, ReelFX and Zanuck Family Entertainment – in which he shares bits and pieces of his character design work, processes, visual development, inspirations and reference materials of current, past and future projects.
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PLEASE NOTE, the displayed parody artworks of classical cartoon characters are not copies but distinct satiric imitations/caricatures, by exaggerating and transforming the original characters and their related indica (see 'Coat of Smiles') in a way that creates new originals and new meanings, different from the intentions of the originals.

All reference/inspiration material here (i.e. all material not originated by the author of this blog) is solely the property of their respective owners, the use here does not imply that you may use the material for any purpose other than for a similar parodistic, informational or inspirational use. This blog journal is basically dedicated to inspire professional animation artists, animation students and everyone who is interested in the animation art form to use their talents. If you find any content here that belongs to you and you want it down or has not been properly attributed, please contact 'hello[at]paperwalker[dot]com', thank you.


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Monday, September 18, 2023

ACME's TNTsaber

'ACME Corp's TNTsaber Kit' (2023)

#DaffyDuck #ACME #TNTsaber #ducttape #testpack #testkit #FlorianSatzinger #satiresatire #caricature #characterparody

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Salon Napoleon

Last Friday, late afternoon, Palais Dobler. It's exactly 6 months, now. Being at the new studio.

#floriansatzinger #studio #workplace #Office #aulacity

Monday, September 11, 2023

Escape from Duckland

'Escape from Duckland' will go into full production 2024.

#exhibition #duckland #satireart #floriansatzinger #caricature #parodyart #characterdesign #museumart BG: Albert Bierstadt
This shot was taken at the former studio site at the University campus, Schubertstr.

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Donald Duck Eating a Hamburger

Florian Satzinger
'Donald Duck Eating a Hamburger' (2023)
Freely adapted from the film 'Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger', created by Danish filmmaker Jorgen Leth: WATCH HERE

#DonaldDuck #AndyWarhol #eatingahamburger #FlorianSatzinger

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Heidi's Mitzi

My friend Heidi's late dog Mitzi, based on a drawing by one of Heidi's kids.

Donald Duck

Donald Duck, freely recreated after a model sheet from 1934, Florian Satzinger (2020).

#DonaldDuck #recreated #1934modelsheet #thewiselittlehen #shortfilm #firstappearance

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Sometimes the lines come like overcooked pasta

(2023)

#roughsketch #floriansatzinger #wolf #artistsonblogger #bluepencils #lighting #shading #conceptsketch

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Pluto And
Mickey Mouse

Comparing height, dog owner vs domestic pet.

#MickeyMouse #Pluto #pet #domesticpet #dog #caricature #satireart #museumart

Friday, August 25, 2023

It's already difficult to describe the purpose

Florian Satzinger (2023), mixed media.

#characterdesigner #artist #cartoonduck #pencils #drawingtools #sketching #museumart #conceptdrawing #roughlayout #perspective #weight #gravity #negativespace #silhouette #floriansatzinger

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Relaxed, Frustrated

'Relaxed, Frustrated - Le Canard Frustré',
Florian Satzinger (2023)
Donald Duck under an oil painting of his iconic angry-cloud.

#DonaldDuck #satireart #caricature #museumart #characterparody #artistsonblogger #originalart

Monday, August 14, 2023

Of Mice And Dogs

Comparing height chart, dog owner vs domestic pet.

#MickeyMouse #Pluto #frommysketchbook #caricature #satire #justsaying #FlorianSatzinger #animationartist #characterdesigner #animationart #museumart #preliminarysketch #preliminaryart

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Who is the most vulgar character on the planet?

Since Roy Lichtenstein thought that the images he was borrowing from were vulgar and that he was simply trying to make art out of non-art, I thought it would be a nice idea to ask Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck for their comments.

Related: Before Roy Lichtenstein Went Pop (The New Yorker)
#MickeyMouse #DonaldDuck #RoyLichtenstein #PopArt #lowbrow #highbrow #museumart #FlorianSatzinger #KarikaturmuseumKrems #satire
Mickey Mouse: «Please, I'm the most vulgar character on the planet!»
Donald Duck: «Mouseshit! Nothing compares to my vulgarity!»

Friday, August 04, 2023

Daisy Duck And The Pink Blizzard League

Full line-up. Rough layout sketches.

#DaisyDuck #caricature #satire #characterparody #rocketfinches #roughlayout #pencilsketch #bluepencils #floriansatzinger #characterdesigner #stereotyping

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Pop-Art or
Snob-Art?

Roy Lichtenstein, pre-Pop works: Bugs Bunny (1958), Donald Duck (1958), Mickey Mouse (1958).

I'm still surprised by the fact that he was not approving of comic books as art. He thought that the images he was borrowing from were vulgar. He said that he was simply trying to make art out of non-art.
(Lichtenstein's statements via The New Yorker, Louis Menand, July 21, 2021)

#roylichtenstein #mickeymouse #bugsbunny #donaldduck
Images (c) Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. All rights reserved.

Friday, July 21, 2023

Daffy

Test.

#DaffyDuck #sketchbook

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

John Candy is Uncle Buck is Uncle Duck

My take on Will Finn's Uncle Duck.

#willfinn #johncandy #unclebuck #uncleduck #floriansatzinger #characterdesigner #roughsketch

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Bird And Pencils

#roughlayout #roughsketch #pencildrawing #donaldduck #drawingdesk

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Art Director's Notes

Today, the art director dropped by the studio and did some notes to the limited edition's print proof.

#DonaldDuckling #DonaldDuckparody #kindergartenparty #costumes #artistsprint #floriansatzinger #limitededition #artdirectorsnotes #caricature #satire #chartacterparody #artistsonblogger

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Limited Edition
*** SOLD OUT ***

Parody art print, each print on high quality textured paper is adapted by hand (hand drawn spinach splash), limited to 49 pieces.

On sale, starting today, Wednesday, July 5th 2023 within a specific time-frame:
You can place your order (max. 3 prints/person) VIA EMAIL ONLY by writing to the email below within the follwoing time-frame (one week) on a first-order, first-served basis: STARTS on Wednesday July 5th 9:00AM Pacific Time (18:00PM Vienna Time) -> ENDS on Wednesday July 12th 9:00AM (18:00PM Vienna Time)

ORDER HERE: shop@satzingerhardenberg.com
Extremely limited multiple original artist's print* of the parody artwork 'Donald Duckling's favourite Kindergarten party costumes'. Limited to 49 pieces. Each of them will have a hand-drawn part (green spinach splash). Available for USD 130$/p** i.e. EUR 123€/p**.

Available for 1 (one) week only, FREE shipping worldwide. Payments have to be made via bank transfer (IBAN) or Paypal and strictly net (transfer fees etc.).
* A3 high quality textured cartridge paper, measurements are 297 mm x 420 mm, 29.7 cm x 42 cm or 11.7 in x 16.5 in
** +20% VAT when you're ordering in/from Austria, only.

#DonaldDuck #DaffyDuck #satireart #characterparody #artparody #multipleoriginal #artistprint #handdrawn #handrendered #floriansatzinger #artistsonblogger

Donut Hat

'Pink Feline Predator With Donut Hat', reworked version (2023).

#PinkPanther #characterparody #artparody #caricature #floriansatzinger #breadhat #salvadordali